Medical Dictionary

Uncinaria

noun Un·ci·nar·ia \ˌən(t)-sə-ˈnar-ē-ə\

Medical Definition of UNCINARIA

:  a genus of hookworms of the family Ancylostomatidae now usually restricted to a few parasites of carnivorous mammals but formerly often including most of the common hookworms

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